📍 21051 21 Mile Rd, Macomb, Macomb County, 48044
Dakota High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Macomb, Macomb County. The school has 2,723 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chippewa Valley Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 124.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dakota High School enrolls 2,723 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 124.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 9% Black or African American and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,170 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 244 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 102 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 101 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
630 of the school's 2,723 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 566 qualify for free lunch and 64 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dakota High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 33.
Dakota High School is one of 20 schools in Chippewa Valley Schools, based in CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan. The district serves 14,276 students district-wide and employs 733 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,723 students, Dakota High School is larger than the district average of about 714 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large